sense of smell

Noun

Meaning

the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nose smell scent odor olfactory olfaction stench olfactory modality

Hypernyms

modality exteroception sensory system sense modality

Hyponyms

nose

Examples

It seems that scientists are often attracted to beautiful theories in the way that insects are attracted to flowers - not by logical deduction, but by something like a sense of smell. Steven Weinberg

The sanitary and mechanical age we are now entering makes up for the mercy it grants to our sense of smell by the ferocity with which it assails our sense of hearing. Havelock Ellis

Women have a better sense of smell than men do, and it's even sharper in the middle of their menstrual cycle, when estrogen levels peak and women are more likely to be deciding whether a man's attractive. Helen Fisher

I will pursue my passion of cooking every day until my hands fall off and I lose all sense of smell and taste. Nicole Trunfio

Sasuke: Snakes can sense things through temperature, and they can also do it with their sense of smell by passing the smell in the mouth." Itachi: You've learnt a lot... Dr. Snakes. Masashi Kishimoto

The blind say that eyes have no sense of smell. Nigerian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sense of self-respect sense of self-worth sense of shame sense of taste sense of the meeting sense of touch